fromwww.theguardian.com
35 minutes agoThat make-or-break feeling? I love it': can Andre de Ridder put ENO back on its feet?
Andre de Ridder is either brave or stupid. He has accepted the role as the music director of English National Opera its chief conductor and keeper of its musical flame. He will take up the role formally in 2027. The post has been empty for several anguished years, sparked by Arts Council England's 2022 announcement that the company would lose all its funding unless it moved out of London.
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